Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-09-02

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To church and had it altar'd
The Coming Centennial.--GoV.
Beavers Proclamation Urging
a Fitting Observance Of the
Event.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. 23.-Fol-
lowing is Gov. Beavers proclamation
urging fitting observance of the GEN.
tennial anniversary of the signing
and adoption of. the Constitution Of
the United States:
To The People of Pennsylvania,
Greeting:
The centennial anniversary of the
signing of the Constitution of the
United States of America is approach
ing. In pursuance of a movement
inaugurated by the Legislature of
New Jersey on the I'd day of Janu-
ary, 1886, planned by the Governors
and other representatives of the thir-
teen original States of the Union, and
carried out by representatives ofall the
States and Territories organized and
kno wn as the Constitutional Centen.
nial Commission, the occasion will
be obser we'd and celebrated in man.
ner belitting its dignity and import.
ance in the city of Philadelphia, on
the 10Th, 18th and 18th days of Sep
tember, 1887.
The adoption of the Constitution
by the convention which assembled
in the city of Philadelphia for the
purpose of maturing plan for the
government of the United States,
concluding it's labors on the 18th of
September, 1887, and it's subsequent
ratification by the several States there
represented, was an event which has
few equals in Importance in the his.
tory of the world. A century of un-
exampled progress and prosperity,
during which the Constitution has
not only met the requirements of or
dinary, peaceful, national life, but has
also withstood the shock of great and
trying emergencies, emonstrates the
wisdom, sagacity and forethought of
it's trainers
Az result of the successful labors
of our patriotic forefathers, personal
freedom based upon constitutional
guarantees, and civil liberty under a
Government ordained, established and
administered by the people, have be-
come the aspiration and hope of the
most enlightened people of the world.
We do well to pause for day in the
busy whirl of active life to pay trib
ute to the memory of the men who SO
wondrously planned our fair fabric of
Government, and to commemorate
the material progress which we have
made, and the political prestige which
we have won, as the result of their
thoughtful labor
In viewing the facts already stated
and of the further fact that our Com
monwealth has made liberal material
provision for this celebration, /, Jas.
A. Beaver, Governor of the said Com
monwealth, do hereby commend to
all the people thereof the observance
Of the days set apart by Constitution
al Centennial Commission aforesaid,
for the commemoration of the centen-
nial anniversary of the signing of the
Federal constitution. / earnestly
recommend to all our manufacturers
throughout the Commonwealth, en-
ployers and employed, the most hear
ty cooperation in making the indus.
trial display. which is to be one of
the principal features of the celebra-
tion, worthy of the great occasion,
the progressive spirit of the age, and
the proud pre-eminence which Penn
sylvania occupies as an industrial
State
| recommend to our citizen soldiers,
organized not for war, but as the best
preventive of war, to take such part
In the exercises of the occasion as |
may be allotted to them, with just |
pride in the prestige which their organ
ization has attained. recommend
to all our people to join in the glad
observance of these days of rejoicing |
with grateful recognition of the
fact that our great metropolis, which
is not only the birthplace of the dec
laration that made our country a pos
sibility, and of the constitution which
has made it free, has also been select
ed by general and hearty consent as
the place where we as nation shall
set up the first century's milestone of
our existence and progress. Della
ware led US in the adoption of the
Constitution; New Jersey led us in
the proposition for this celebration;
lot no State lead in the observance of }
the great occasion.
/ also further recommend to the
clergymen throughout the Common
wealth that, so far as they may be
able conveniently to do so, they
preach sermons appropriate to the oc-
casion upon the Sabbath Immediate
ly preceding or Immediately follow
ing the said celebration; and that
they join with their congregations in
humble and devout thanksgiving to
Almighty God for blessings civil and
religious liberty which He hath
vouchsafed to us under the constitu
tion, and in earnest prayers for His
unerring guidance in the time to
come.
Given under my hand and the great
seal Of the Commonwealth at Har-
risburg, this twenty-second day of
August, in the year of our Lord,
one thousand eight hundred end
eighty seven, and Of the Common
wealth the one hundred and twelfth.
JAMES A. BEAVER,
Governor.
There is verv little patriotism in
New England. That section of the
country consumes 5000 bushels Of
beans annually, and only grow l00,-
900 bushels.